With the Fantastic Four set to debut in the MCU next summer, you can bet Marvel Publishing will be pushing the First Family forward in 2025. ’s “The Thing”) will get his own five-part limited series release, written by: Tony FlexFollowing his critically acclaimed debut in Marvel Comics Venom Wars: Wolverineand drawn by the previous Fantastic Four Artist Leonard Kirk, known for his outstanding works such as Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku and saber-toothed tiger.
Published in March this year, the main cover of the first issue will be Nick Bradshaw and a variant cover Greg Land.
The official press release is as follows:
In this saga, Ben Grimm leaves the Fantastic Four, foils a criminal conspiracy with mysterious ties to his Yancey Street childhood, and fights his way to the top as a one-man destruction machine! But when the big bad hits him hard, he’ll have to battle a roster of classic Marvel villains, from Bullseye to the unstoppable Juggernaut! Arrive just before Marvel Studios Fantastic Four: The First Step Perfect for newbies and true believers alike, THE THING delivers a timeless, action-packed adventure for comic books’ most beloved icons this July.
Ben Grimm may be the most powerful member of the Fantastic Four, but once upon a time, he was just a scrawny kid from Yancey Street. When an uninvited visitor from his past sends him to find a missing child, The Thing must solve the mystery, even if it means becoming a wanted man! Get ready to watch the ever-lovable blue-eyed monster take on every super-powered criminal and bounty hunter in New York City! Flex and Kirk give you a glimpse into The Thing’s history, reminding you why Ben Grimm is at the heart of the Marvel Universe… and why you don’t want him to hear you say it!
“What I love about Ben Grimm is that he’s just a hardworking, regular guy who happens to have superpowers,” Flex shared. “He’s Jack Kirby. He’s not easily impressed by all the weird cosmic stuff that’s going on around him.
“The fun thing about the book is trying to figure out – ‘Okay, so what would surprise this thing? What would catch him off guard?’ In that spirit, we threw every villain in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe to him. Try to pit him against some opponents you wouldn’t expect. We had Leonard Kirk draw The Thing! Trust me, you’re going to see old Benjy beat some guys he’s never beaten before.
“I’ve been running for ten years Fantastic Four I’m excited to be working on this series with everyone’s favorite orange boxing hero, Ben Greene,” said Kirk. “The villains he faces range from the not-so-serious to the absolutely iconic, and I’m really looking forward to drawing them all. This first issue is already a lot of fun, and I know I’m going to enjoy the rest.
